<p>Several people were injured during a clash between two student groups at the Chaura Maidan, police said on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Superintendent of Police (Shimla) Sanjeev Kumar Gandhi told <em>PTI </em>that several people were injured when a scuffle broke out between the Students' Federation of India (SFI) and the RSS-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) near the Cecil hotel.</p>.<p>In a statement, the SFI's Shimla District Committee said students affiliated with the ABVP attacked its members with sharp weapons.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/government-not-at-all-afraid-to-discuss-manipur-hm-amit-shah-in-lok-sabha-1240591.html"><strong>Also read | Government not at all afraid to discuss Manipur: HM Amit Shah in Lok Sabha</strong></a></p>.<p>"The ABVP launched the attack on the SFI members as they have been been raising their voices on several issues, including two women being paraded naked by a mob in strife-torn Manipur and the recruitment of teachers and employees aligned with the RSS at Himachal Pradesh University," the CPI(M)-backed organisation said in its statement.</p>.<p>The SFI warned that the organisation will launch an aggressive agitation if those involved in the attack are not booked.</p>.<p>ABVP leaders, however, claimed that students affiliated with the SFI obstructed their way near the Cecil, a hotel in the Chaura Maidan area, and abused them before assaulting them with sharp weapons.</p>.<p>Condemning the incident, the ABVP's Kotshera College unit chief Sushil Sharma said the SFI has a history of violence and frequently indulges in such acts.</p>.<p>Superintendent of Police Gandhi said medical examination of the injured students is being done and an FIR has been registered against 10-12 people under sections of the Indian Penal Code.</p>.<p>Both the students' organisations have demanded strict action against those involved.</p>
<p>Several people were injured during a clash between two student groups at the Chaura Maidan, police said on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Superintendent of Police (Shimla) Sanjeev Kumar Gandhi told <em>PTI </em>that several people were injured when a scuffle broke out between the Students' Federation of India (SFI) and the RSS-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) near the Cecil hotel.</p>.<p>In a statement, the SFI's Shimla District Committee said students affiliated with the ABVP attacked its members with sharp weapons.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/government-not-at-all-afraid-to-discuss-manipur-hm-amit-shah-in-lok-sabha-1240591.html"><strong>Also read | Government not at all afraid to discuss Manipur: HM Amit Shah in Lok Sabha</strong></a></p>.<p>"The ABVP launched the attack on the SFI members as they have been been raising their voices on several issues, including two women being paraded naked by a mob in strife-torn Manipur and the recruitment of teachers and employees aligned with the RSS at Himachal Pradesh University," the CPI(M)-backed organisation said in its statement.</p>.<p>The SFI warned that the organisation will launch an aggressive agitation if those involved in the attack are not booked.</p>.<p>ABVP leaders, however, claimed that students affiliated with the SFI obstructed their way near the Cecil, a hotel in the Chaura Maidan area, and abused them before assaulting them with sharp weapons.</p>.<p>Condemning the incident, the ABVP's Kotshera College unit chief Sushil Sharma said the SFI has a history of violence and frequently indulges in such acts.</p>.<p>Superintendent of Police Gandhi said medical examination of the injured students is being done and an FIR has been registered against 10-12 people under sections of the Indian Penal Code.</p>.<p>Both the students' organisations have demanded strict action against those involved.</p>